DEJonathan Ledbetter
Georgia — SEC
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 280
- Hometown: Tucker, GA
- Age: 21
SENIOR (2018): Has started 12 of 13 games thus far at DE and has 51 total tackles, tops among down linemen and fourth-best among all defenders...second on team in tackles for loss with 5.5...career-high 10 stops vs. LSU...second-highest total of nine tackles came vs. Ga. Tech and included one stop for a 3-yard loss...had six tackles in win at Kentucky, two for lost yardage, including a third-quarter QB sack for a 7-yard loss...capped his stellar day vs. the Wildcats by causing a game-sealing fumble in the fourth quarter...had another forced fumble, along with four tackles, vs. Auburn...seven tackles vs. Florida...had three tackles, one for lost yardage, vs. Vanderbilt...one of three captains for Georgia vs. South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky, Georgia Tech and Alabama.
JUNIOR (2017): Started in 11 of 15 games...finished season with 38 total stops, including 5.5 tackles for lost yardage, 2.5 QB sacks and nine QB pressures...matched career-high with six tackles (three solo), including a QB sack for a loss of eight yards in the Rose Bowl... had season-high five tackles in win over Missouri...made three tackles thrice, vs. Miss. State, Vandy and Florida...had just one tackle in SEC Championship game but was also credited with three QB pressures...recorded a sack in win at Tennessee...had one tackle against Notre Dame...made two assisted tackles in start against App State...named to the Coaches Preseason Third-Team All-SEC...defensive winner of Coffee County Hustle Award after spring drills...had four tackles and a sack for victorious Red team in G-Day spring game.
SOPHOMORE (2016): Saw action in seven games with four starts...had 24 total stops this season, including 2.5 TFLs and a QB sack...also had five QB pressures, including three vs. Louisiana...saw his first action of 2016 vs. Vanderbilt and had four tackles, including an assist for lost yardage...first collegiate start came vs. Florida...assisted on six tackles against the Gators, including one for lost yardage...credited with four stops in win at Kentucky...had five tackles, including a sack for a 4-yard loss, in win over Auburn.
FRESHMAN (2015): Played in seven games...four total tackles...two vs. Southern and Missouri...enrolled at UGA in January...UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Tucker, coached by Bryan Lamar ... Named to the PrepStar Magazine five star prospect, #56 ranked player in the country on its Top 150 Dream Team ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #48 player nationally, #6 player in the state ... ESPN four-star prospect, #62 player nationally, #10 DT nationally, #9 player in the state ... 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #113 player nationally, #9 DT nationally, #10 player in the state ... Scout.com #91 player nationally, #10 DT nationally, #3 ranked DT in the South, #11 player in the state ... DawgPost #11 ranked overall player in Georgia ... 2014 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA honorable mention ... participated in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game ... helped lead Tucker to a 10-3 record during his senior season, including two wins in the 6A state playoffs.
PERSONAL: JONATHAN LEROY LEDBETTER...brother of former Bulldog tight end Joseph Ledbetter...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Jeff & Stacy Rothenberger Family Football Scholarship.